Amisus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀμισός (Amisós).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /aˈmiː.sus/, [äˈmiːs̠ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /aˈmi.sus/, [äˈmiːs̬us]

Proper noun

Amīsus f sg (genitive Amīsī); second declension

1. A city of Pontus situated not far from Sinope, now Samsun

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Amīsus
genitive	Amīsī
dative	Amīsō
accusative	Amīsum
ablative	Amīsō
vocative	Amīse
locative	Amīsī

Derived terms

• Amīsēnus

References

• Amisus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Amisus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly